From Tipping Points to Turning Points: Investing in Amazonia's Resilience | NY Climate Week
Invite-only: ARISE launches at New York Climate Week
The Amazon is running out of time. Deforestation, mercury contamination from illegal mining and fragmented conservation efforts are pushing the region’s ecosystems and the value chains that depend on them — toward systemic collapse.
Orchestrated by Innovate 4 Nature, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, the Amazonia Action Lab for Resilient, Inclusive Sustainable Ecosystems (ARISE) convenes corporates, investors, foundations, governments, scientists and solution providers around a shared mission:
to prove that lasting profitability comes from regenerating the nature we depend on and empowering the communities that safeguard it.
On September 21st, 2026, during the NY Climate Week, we will be convening a curated room with:
Leaders from business, finance, philanthropy, science, and investment, alongside leading nature-positive solution providers on the ground
For a connection-driven roundtable and a series of provocative talks
To advance the global dialogue on nature, spotlighting bold business actions and real-world solutions in the Amazon.
Live in New York City, at the heart of Climate Week
Program
8:30 - 9:00 | Welcoming & Coffee
9:00 – 9:20 | Amazon at the Tipping Point from three different perspectives
Thought-provoking keynotes featuring voices from business, regulation, science and philanthropy
9:30 - 10:15 | Roundtable
Curated thematic table discussions on ecosystem regeneration, value chain transformation and community empowerment
10:15 – 11:00 | Announcements & Closing + Networking
Recognition of inspiring nature-positive solutions and charting what we do next, together
Featured Speakers
Aurelia Figueroa, Chief Sustainability Officer at Breitling
Dr Barbara Dubach, Executive Director at Innovate 4 Nature
Betty Huber, Partner at Latham & Watkins
Dane McKittrick, Agroforestry Specialist at Courageous Land
Franco Rodriguez Viau, Co-Founder & CEO at Satellites on Fire
Your Host
Innovate 4 Nature (I4N)
A Swiss foundation accelerating the transition to a nature-positive and regenerative economy by transforming how early-stage environmental innovation is supported and scaled. Through portfolio building, ecosystem partnerships, and thought leadership, I4N fosters nature regeneration in business models, value chains, and investment strategies, making positive impact for biodiversity and ecosystems the norm, not the exception.